​SCHOLARSHIPS​

Scholarship applications are announced and will be available in or around May of each year.​ Please see ourFrequently Asked Questionsto findanswers to your questions!Scholarship Recipients Must Renew to Receive their Fall and Spring Awards for the next year!Each scholarship recipient must renew their scholarship application at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters to continue to receive the scholarship into a new semester. If you are a current scholar renewing your application, you will need to provide an unofficial transcript from the newly completed semester and a class schedule for the new semester for Fall and Spring semesters around January and July respectively. You are responsible to provide any changes to your contact information with your renewal.

Scholarship Application RequirementsALL APPLICANTS MUST:

Be enrolled with his or her respective Tribe, either federally recognized or non-federally recognized Tribe, from the continental US or Alaska.

Submit a copy of Tribal enrollment (there is no minimum blood quantum requirement for eligibility). This can be a copy of the student's Tribal I.D. card or a copy of an official letter from the Tribe.

Be enrolled as full-time student.

​Have a minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 GPA.

Submit a current class schedule and transcript.

Attend an accredited institution and be seeking an Associate's Degree or higher (the Association does not fund certificate programs or seminaries).

Fill out the Association's Application.

Provide a 3-5 page essay described in the Application.

Disbursements

Awards are mailed directly to the school and not to the student. It is assumed any funds received will be applied to the student's account, but the manner of disbursement is left to the policy and discretion of the school.

If you receive an award, you will be notified prior to disbursement. Disbursements usually occur in January and August.

Students receiving awards are responsible for contacting our office with change of contact information. If we cannot contact you, your award may not be disbursed. ​

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Native Ways Federation

Established in 2006 by seven of the country's leading national American Indian nonprofits, the Native Ways Federation is the only federation in the U.S. to directly serve Native nonprofits that assist Native peoples and communities in Indian Country.